---
typeId: term
recordId: fixture
fields:
  title: Fixture
  definition: A structured package test vector that defines package-under-test reference,
    package interface, descriptor config or descriptor snapshot where applicable,
    request data, expected validation result, expected output where deterministic,
    expected evidence behavior, expected effect behavior, expected denied effects where
    applicable, expected operation status, and expected diagnostic classification codes
    and diagnostic evidence behavior where failure is intended.
  sourceDocument: operator ticket dc3af413-dc52-4b70-afd0-527af9270195
  sourceSections:
    - 16. Terms and definitions changes
  order: 7796
  usage:
    - Fixtures test package behavior, schema validation, capability mediation, trace
      shape, evidence behavior, effect behavior, operation status, and expected
      failures.
  sourceVersion: 2026-05-06
---
